Kenneth Rijock

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

VIKTOR BOUT'S CFO ASKS FOR MORE TIME IN HIS EXTRADITION CASE IN AUSTRALIA

Richard Ammar Chichakli, who is currently in custody in Australia, in connection with extradition to face charges in the United States, has sought and received additional time to examine court filings. Chichakli, the reputed money launderer for imprisoned arms trafficker Viktor Bout, alleged that he has not seen all the relevant extradition documents, and his court-appointed attorney's unopposed request for additional time was granted.

Though the American extradition request has apparently been accepted by Australian authorities, the case has now been postponed until 15 April.